In the United States, it reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the R&B Albums chart.
Released in 1982. His first solo album after leaving the Commodores.
Includes "Truly," "You Are," "My Love," "Serves You Right," and more. The single "Truly" reached number one in the US. The album contains a wide range of songs, from beautiful ballads to pop. Lionel himself also produced the album.
A:
1)
Serves You Right
2)
Wandering Stranger
3)
Tell Me
4)
My Love
B:
1)
Round And Round
2)
Truly
3)
You Are
4)
You Mean More To Me
5)
Just Put Some Love In Your Heart
Arranged By - Gene Page (A2, B2, B5)
Art Direction - Johnny Lee (4)
Backing Vocals - Deborah Thomas (A2, A3, B1, B3)
Backing Vocals - Howard Kenney (B1, B3)
Backing Vocals - Richard Marx (A1, A2, B3, B4)
Bass - Joe Chemay (B2, B4)
Cello - A. Kaproff
Cello - D. Karmazyn
Cello - J. Ehrlich
Cello - P. Hochalter
Concertmaster - Harry Bluestone (A2, A3, A4, B1 to B5)
Double Bass - A. Egilsson
Double Bass - B. Neidlinger
Double Bass - M. Corb
Double Bass - R. Brown
Drums - John Robinson (2) (B1, B3)
Drums - Paul Leim (B2, B4)
Electric Guitar - Darrell Jones (2) (A4, B1, B3, B4)
Engineer [Recording & Mix] - Calvin Harris
Engineer [Second Recording] - Jim Cassell
Flute - L. Di Tullio
French Horn - A. Maebe
French Horn - B. O'Conner
French Horn - D. Duke
French Horn - H. Sigismonti
French Horn - J. Atkinson
French Horn - R. Perissi
Guitar - Paul M. Jackson, Jr.
Harp - G. LeVant
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Mixed By - Fred Law
Mixed By - Michael Johnson (4)
Mixed By - Stephan Smith (2)
Percussion - Paulinho DaCosta
Photography By - David Alexander (5)
Producer [Assistant] - Brenda Harvey-Richie
Producer, Arranged By - James Anthony Carmichael
Producer, Arranged By [Vocals], Written-By, Backing Vocals - Lionel Richie
Strings - A. Kaproff
Strings - D. Schwartz
Strings - D. Speltz
Strings - D. Karmazyn
Strings - E. Neufeld
Strings - F. Sekura
Strings - H. Ferber
Strings - M. Botnick
Strings - M. Sandler
Strings - N. Ross
Strings - R. Dale
Strings - R. Folsom
Strings - T. Zelig
Strings - W. Henderson
Strings - W. Kurash
Synthesizer [Vocoder] - Michael Boddicker (B1, B3)